Gold Tooth vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Hydnellum auratile compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Mexican Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Corynorhinus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Mexican Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gold Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mexican Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.